Gertrude Abercrombie (American, 1909-1977) Owl and Tornado, 1956 oil on masonite signed Abercrombie and dated (lower right); titled (verso) 8 x 10 inches. Provenance: Robert Henry Adams Fine Art, Chicago Acquired from the above by the present owners, July 30, 2005 Exhibited: Elmhurst, Illinois, Elmhurst Art Museum, Gertrude Abercrombie: Portrait of the Artist as a Landscape, January 20 - March 4, 2018 (also travelled to Springfield, Illinois State Museum, March 23 - June 15, 2018) New York, Karma, Gertrude Abercrombie, August 9 - September 23, 2018 (as Owl and a Tornado) Literature: Robert Storr, Susan Weininger, Robert Cozzolino, Dinah Livingston, Studs Terkel, Gertrude Abercrombie, New York, 2018, pp. 399; 485, illus. (as Owl and a Tornado)